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Archived Updates: Click HERE to see Pictures of the Fiesta! Socorro Rivera Graduation - 2010 See Latest Pictures of Verdad y Redencion church (Pastor Robelio)
Members of the Arrow Outreach Board and several
Mexican pastors met in El Paso in December to explore possible mission
opportunities where members of the US churches and members of the
Mexican churches could work together on projects in the El Paso area. A
visit was made to the El Divino Salvador Iglesia Presbiteriana to
evaluate their needs. This church is a small Hispanic church with young
families and a large youth group. There is a member of this church who is
active in mission work in A meeting was also held with the assistant director
of the Presbyterian Seminary in Juarez who lives in The goal for this summer will be to concentrate on
activities that do not take a lot of funds. These activities include
nurture, sports ministry, and maintenance. Members of the Mexican
churches would work with us to maintain a relationship. Instead of
spending money on large construction activities, we would direct most of our
funds to support the operations in Annual Sports Camps
8/31/2009 Once again this year the
sports camps were held in August, and as in previous years they were a
resounding success.
This was the 16th year for the basketball
camp, held at the The participants accumulate “points” throughout the camp, leading up to an awards ceremony on the final day (Friday morning). A fiesta was held Thursday evening. Many thanks to Joe Rainwater for once again running the basketball camp! There were 2 baseball camps, one on either side of the basketball camp. The first one was held at Tocando Puertas and the other nearby Toribio. The camps were for ages 9 and under and taught very basic baseball skills. The first day of the camp is teaching basic skills. On the second day the general rules of the game are explained followed by splitting the kids into two teams and playing a game. Many of the kids (age 7-9) have never before played, but they all had a great time. Jesus and Leti helped run the camp at Tocando Puertas and Joe Rainwater and Felipe helped run the camp at Toribio. Click here to see more pictures from the Sports Camps
Letter from Celesta Weise: 6-27-2009 It’s Saturday morning and just a week ago (June 20th)
several of us traveled to Sunday we split into two groups for the morning
worship services. Rich and
I went to Tocando Puertas with Pastor Jesus and Leti.
Cheryl, Liz, and Bernd went to The Torribeo Family Center with
Pastor Felipe and Vicky.
That afternoon we all went to Redencion Y Verdad with Pastor Robelio.
That was a long service, including adult Sunday School, music,
various dedications, and sermons.
It was interesting to see the new church facility in process of
being built. The services
were held on the first level, but the main sanctuary and classrooms will
eventually be built on the second floor.
Only the walls are up – showing the cathedral shaped windows
being planned. It’s quite
an elegant building, per the architect’s drawings.
Later on Sunday we gathered at the Torribeo Family center where
Flor offered one of her special meals, and we proceeded to have a review
of Pastor Robelio’s operation, with special focus on his new building.
His key elders and deacons were there also. The next morning (Monday), we set out for
successive visits with Pastor Luis near Socorro School, Pastor Felipe at
Torribeo (lunch), Pastor Jesus at Tocando Puertas, and finishing with
the graduation ceremony at the Socorro Rivera School.
At Pastor Luis’, the focus was on the Scholarship Program.
Bernd got a lot of questions answered.
We also met several of the scholarship recipients, and were in
awe of their dedication and their excellence.
(A special stop for me was to visit the “chicken farm” where a
family is helping other families to get started with chickens and eggs.)
All are very grateful to us for their opportunities. At Pastor Felipe’s At Pastor Jesus’ Tocando Puertas, we had personal
interaction with all aspects of his ministries in operation.
The kids were there learning, doing crafts, and sewing.
English lessons and music activities were in progress.
We also spent time in the clinic meeting the lady doctor, and
observing from afar as she treated one man.
It was interesting to talk to her and learn more about the way
women get their names in We all departed early on Tuesday, three of us
flying back, while Rich and Cheryl drove.
It had been an EXCELLENT trip, with lots of interpersonal
interaction, learning about local ministries and needs, opportunities
for worship and fellowship, and finally, a very enjoyable time of
celebration with the kids at
Update from Rich Mackey 7-14-2009 Gardening Program We are currently in the set-up stages for this. I am
communicating with a man named Joe Perkinns in Troy, MO. who operates a
ministry of building family-sized and community-sized shade houses for
growing vegetables. They currently are working in Haiti and Honduras in
conjunction with the Baptist Convention Missions programs with real
success. I have had phone conversations and e-mails back and forth with
this man. I have their printed plans and two CD's on their shade houses
and general gardening, composting and planting procedures, and I am
headed to Missouri in the next month or two to be trained in assembling
these units. They have told me that we would need to fund the foundation
and local materials ($200 est per 14' x 20' unit) and they will supply
the shade cloth. Water Systems At the moment we are in the facilitating stages of tying a
Rotary Club from Missouri ( A connection of the Baptist Convention
folks) together with a Rotary Club from Juarez to dig a well in the Loma
Blanca area near Tocando Puertas.
The local church and believers (others) with whom and to whom we minister are primary. The highest good is being used of the Lord to serve those in need and draw attention to them and the God we both serve.
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